Kiltmaker Kinloch Anderson’s long history in tartan reveals a fascinating success story – My genie friends of Scottish heritage might find this of interest.

BBC Radio Ulster: Finding a playwright in the family tree – I did an interview with BBC Radio Ulster (about my own roots for once!), so now I’m apparently Marian Smolenyak! My bit runs from 12:03 to 12:10.

Finding Adelia, Val Demings’s Great-Great-Grandmother – I became a little obsessed with Adelia, a great-great-grandmother of Representative Val Demings. Here’s what I was able to learn about her story.

A woman was hospitalized with covid-19. One of her aides turned out to be her long-lost sister – Even pandemics have their silver linings!

Blackstone Reaches $4.7 Billion Deal to Buy Ancestry.com – Wonder how this will play out in the genealogy world

Top Photo Credit: John Michael Thomson / Unsplash

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In case you’re interested in the Annie Moore webinar, here’s the direct link:
Annie Moore of Ellis Island – A Case of Historical Identity Theft

More cabins for the Legacy Family Tree Panama Canal cruise in 2013! Please consider joining us!
http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/CruiseInfo_2013.asp

Hey, y’all, This is different than the one from the last couple of days. The 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Monitor is next Monday, which is why I’m writing so much about it right now. This one features Welsh and Scottish heroes of the Monitor. And again, no clue what’s up with the irrelevant image of old letters, but there are a couple of interesting images (including an old letter) in the article itself.
150th Anniversary of the USS Monitor: Meet Civil War Naval Heroes Robert Williams and William Bryan

Vegas, baby! Who’s coming?
National Genealogical Society Annual Conference

RIP, Monitor crew. Today is the 150th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Monitor – articles for those interested
USS Monitor – Megan’s research identifying sailor’s remains recovered from the USS Monitor

I had the honor of attending the service for SSGT Dobovich, one of the heroes I’ve researched for the Army, last week.
Haddonfield genealogist helped Army identify remains of airman killed in 1946

OK, this is rather bizarre. For some reason, a video review of my very first book, In Search of Our Ancestors, was just published last October. This is a book of 101 tales of genealogical serendipty, and while it’s out of print, I’ve been considering reprinting it myself. What do you think? Should I do it?
Education Book Review: In Search of Our Ancestors by Megan Smolenyak

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